Energy Bill Support Welcome but Small Firms Can’t be Allowed to Fall Through the Cracks
Responding to the announcement by the Business Secretary of support for businesses with energy costs, Tina McKenzie, Policy and Advocacy Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: “This is a substantial move and will likely …
Tough Times: What Businesses Can Do in Response to the Cost of Living Crisis
Written by: Victoria Winckler Director The Bevan Foundation ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ News about the cost-of-living crisis is coming thick and fast. A Recent Bevan Foundation survey revealed that nearly half of people in Wales cannot …
Going Green, with or without Tata Steel?
Written by Richard Selby, director and co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering You’ll all be familiar with the ever-prominent story of the UK’s biggest steelworks Tata Steel. It’s back in the news this week as it …
Work Needed to Realise the Long-term Benefits of the New Curriculum for Wales
Work is needed to realise the long-term benefits and track on-going costs of the new Curriculum for Wales The Welsh Government has worked well with the education profession to co-design the new curriculum, but it …
Horizon of Rising Costs Dampening Small Welsh Business Optimism
The latest Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Small Business Index (SBI) showed an increase in cost of doing business in Wales, with 80.4% of small firms in Wales reporting increase in costs in the first …
Every Decision that is Made can be a Step Closer to a Gender Equal Wales
“Every decision that is made can be a step closer to a gender equal Wales” – that’s the message from Chwarae Teg chief executive Cerys Furlong this International Women’s Day. The gender equality charity leader …
Learning Without Limits – Lessons from the Digital Skills Festival
By Jamie Thomas, M-SParc Marketing and Events Officer Whatever your industry, wherever you work, your goals will differ in terms of what defines success from one workplace to the next, but what should unite us …